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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2022-03-13
Bulletin Contents
Welcome to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
At St. Demetrios
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saints and Feasts
Ministry News
Church Calendar
Fliers
Archdiocese News
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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (817)626-5578
  • Fax:
  • (817)626-5073
  • Street Address:

  • 2020 NW 21st St.

  • Fort Worth, TX 76164-7708

Contact Information

Main Office Samia


admin@stdemetrios.net | 8176265578

Mr. Constantine Pappas
President


Services Schedule

Saturday

Vespers: 5:00pm

Sunday

Orthros: 8:00am

Divine Liturgy: 9:00am

Weekday/Feast Days

Orthros: 9:00am

Divine Liturgy: 10:00am

Evening Services as Scheduled: 7:00pm

Past Bulletins


Welcome to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

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It is a blessing to have You join us today. We hope that as you enter into the house of our Lord, you will be transformed during the Divine Liturgy through the humble prayers of the people, their expressions of faith, the all-praising hymns and the love of Jesus Christ. 

The Mission of St. Demetrios 

to proclaim the Good News of Salvation 
through the Orthodox Christian Faith 
for the glory of our Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We are a loving community of believers who journey 
towards our Lord Jesus Christ and one another through our 
WORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, EDUCATION/SPIRITUAL GROWTH, 
WITNESS, and SERVICE.  

We invite all people to join us on this journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven.

Join us online www.facebook.com/sdgocfw

HOLY COMMUNION NOTICE:

While everyone is welcome to worship with us, Holy Communion is reserved for those who have been Baptized and/or Confirmed in the Eastern Orthodox Faith and have prepared through prayer, fasting and recent confession.

 

All Guest and Newcomers are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy to receive the Antidoron, which is bread that has been blessed.

 

STEWARDSHIP, OFFERINGS AND ATTENDANCE 

Bringing our stewardship offerings to the house of God is part of our worship of God. Our stewardship also supports our efforts to proclaim the fullness of the Gospel of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas through our ministries and outreach. Checks should be made out to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, designated in the memo for Stewardship (use your stewardship envelope), and placed in the basket. Offerings for the poor and those in need (alms) should be designated in the memo for Altar Fund. (Altar Fund is the clergy discretionary fund to help those in need.) 

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Our regular attendance

Attendance to Sunday and Weekday Divine Liturgies and other Divine Services are important for our spiritual growth and relationship with Christ as Orthodox Christians. 

Parents

The worship experience is enhanced by having your children participate. Please help them learn proper behavior and reverence while in the Church. Teach them to cross themselves, venerate the Icons, & respond prayerfully “Lord have mercy.” If they become too loud, please take them to the Narthex/Quiet Room for a brief stay and return as soon as they have calmed. More Church etiquette.

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At St. Demetrios

Please pray for us!

PASTORAL CARE: If you or someone you know is sick, elderly or scheduled for surgery please call the office to let us know so Fr. Nicholas can make a pastoral visit, please email him at frnicholas@stdemetrios.net.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK/RECOVERING AND ARE OUR SHUT-INS

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Bessie Sparto

Maria Markos

Peter Vlahachos

Sophie Harbert

Sannie Haratsis

Fannie Maulsby

Connie Nixon

Ann Tsumpis

Jo Antonio

Jay Ermis

Jeanie Payblas

Cari Douvry

Dianne Thodos

Maria Sofos

 

 

Sick/Recovering

Tina Theophilos Stokes

George Johnson

Bill Moon

Ash Azer

 

 

 

 

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us the faithful give praise and worship to the Logos, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation; for of His own goodwill he consented to ascend the cross in the flesh and endured death and raised the dead by His glorious resurrection.
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.

Apolytikion for Sun. of Orthodoxy in the Second Mode

We venerate Your immaculate icon, O good Lord, and entreat You to forgive our offences, O Christ our God. By Your own choice you were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, to deliver us, whom You created, from our slavery to the foe. Therefore we cry to You with gratitude: You have filled all things with joy, O our Savior, by coming to save the world.
Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦμεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούμενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ· ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶμέν σοι· Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσμον.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos. Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, from all kinds of perils free me, so that unto you I may cry aloud: “Rejoice, O unwedded Bride!”
Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40.

Brethren, by faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign enemies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. Δανιήλ 3.26-27.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:24-26, 32-40.

Ἀδελφοί, πίστει Μωϋσῆς μέγας γενόμενος ἠρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υἱὸς θυγατρὸς Φαραώ, μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν· μείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν. Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; Ἐπιλείψει γὰρ με διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ τε καὶ Σαμψών καὶ Ἰεφθάε, Δαυίδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν· οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων. Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν· ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς· ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον· περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι - ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος - ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες, μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Reading is from John 1:43-51

At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

Sunday of Orthodoxy
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 1:44-52

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠθέλησεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀκολούθει μοι. ἦν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδά, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ᾿Ανδρέου καὶ Πέτρου. εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ὃν ἔγραψε Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται, εὑρήκαμεν, ᾿Ιησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ᾿Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος· ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε. εἶδεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἴδε ἀληθῶς ᾿Ισραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστι. λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε. ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββί, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς, πιστεύεις; μείζω τούτων ὄψει. καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.

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Wisdom of the Fathers

Peter, when after so many miracles and such high doctrine he confessed that, "Thou art the Son of God" (Matt. xvi. 16), is called "blessed," as having received the revelation from the Father;
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

... while Nathanael, though he said the very same thing before seeing or hearing either miracles or doctrine, had no such word addressed to him, but as though he had not said so much as he ought to have said, is brought to things greater still.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

Seest thou how He leads him up by little and little from the earth, and causes him no longer to imagine Him a man merely? for One to whom Angels minister, and on whom Angels ascend and descend, how could He be man?
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

And whence does this appear? From what he said after these words; for after, "Thou art the Son of God," he adds, "Thou art the King of Israel." But the Son of God is not "King of Israel" only, but of all the world.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

What can be the reason of this? It is, that Peter and Nathanael both spoke the same words, but not both with the same intention. Peter confessed Him to be "The Son of God' but as being Very God; Nathanael, as being mere man.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

Moses... was himself saved by means of wood and water before the Law was given, when he was exposed to the Nile's currents, hidden away in an Ark (Exod. 2:3-10). And by means of wood and water he saved the people of Israel, revealing the Cross by the wood, Holy Baptism by water (Exod. 14:15-31). Paul, who had looked upon the mysteries, says openly, 'They were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud' (I Cor. 10:2). He also bears witness that, even before the events concerning the sea and his staff, Moses willingly endured Christ's Cross, 'Esteeming', he says, 'the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt' (Heb. 11:26). For the Cross is the reproach of Christ from the standpoint of foolish men. As Paul himself says of Christ, 'He endured the cross, despising the shame' (Heb. 12:2).
St. Gregory Palamas
Homilies Vol. 1, Homily Eleven para. 14; Saint Tikhon's Seminary Press pg. 123, 14th century

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Saints and Feasts

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March 13

Sunday of Orthodoxy

For more than one hundred years the Church of Christ was troubled by the persecution of the Iconoclasts of evil belief, beginning in the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741) and ending in the reign of Theophilus (829-842). After Theophilus's death, his widow the Empress Theodora (celebrated Feb. 11), together with the Patriarch Methodius (June 14), established Orthodoxy anew. This ever-memorable Queen venerated the icon of the Mother of God in the presence of the Patriarch Methodius and the other confessors and righteous men, and openly cried out these holy words: "If anyone does not offer relative worship to the holy icons, not adoring them as though they were gods, but venerating them out of love as images of the archetype, let him be anathema." Then with common prayer and fasting during the whole first week of the Forty-day Fast, she asked God's forgiveness for her husband. After this, on the first Sunday of the Fast, she and her son, Michael the Emperor, made a procession with all the clergy and people and restored the holy icons, and again adorned the Church of Christ with them. This is the holy deed that all we the Orthodox commemorate today, and we call this radiant and venerable day the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is, the triumph of true doctrine over heresy.

Benedict
March 14

Benedict the Righteous of Nursia

This Saint, whose name means "blessed," was born in 480 in Nursia, a small town about seventy miles northeast of Rome. He struggled in asceticism from his youth in deserted regions, where his example drew many who desired to emulate him. Hence, he ascended Mount Cassino in Campania and built a monastery there. The Rule that he gave his monks, which was inspired by the writings of Saint John Cassian, Saint Basil the Great, and other Fathers, became a pattern for monasticism in the West; because of this, he is often called the first teacher of monks in the West. He reposed in 547.

Allsaint
March 15

Agapius the Martyr & His Companions

The holy Martyrs contested for piety's sake during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), when Urban was Governor of Caesarea of Palestine. When Urban had commanded that together with a heathen festival, certain condemned Christians be publicly cast to wild beasts, Timolaus, a native of Pontus, Dionysius of Tripolis in Phoenicia, Romulus of Diospolis, Plesius (or Paisius) and Alexander from Egypt, and another Alexander from Gaza, tied their own hands and presented themselves to Urban when the exhibition was about to begin, professing their faith in Christ; they were immediately cast into prison. A few days later Agapios and Dionysius also presented themselves. All were beheaded together at Caesarea. Their martyrdom is recorded by Eusebius (Eccl. Hist.,Book VIII, ch.3, called The Martyrs of Palestine).

Allsaint
March 16

Sabine the Martyr of Egypt

The holy Martyr Sabine was from Hermopolis in Egypt, and was known for his zeal and piety. During the persecution of Diocletian, he concealed himself with other Christians in a small dwelling outside the city. But when he was discovered, and professed his faith in Christ, he was taken before Arian the Governor, and after he had been tortured he was drowned in the river. Concerning Arian the Governor, See also December 14.

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March 17

Alexis the Man of God

Saint Alexis was born in old Rome of illustrious parents named Euphemianus and Aglais, and at their request was joined to a young woman in marriage. However, he did not remain with her even for one day, but fled to Edessa, where he lived for eighteen years. He returned to Rome in the guise of a beggar and sat at the gates of his father's house, unknown to all and mocked by his own servants. His identity was revealed only after his death by a paper that he had on his person, which he himself had written a little before his repose. The pious Emperor Honorius honoured him with a solemn burial. The title "Man of God" was given to him from heaven in a vision to the Bishop of Rome on the day of the Saint's repose.

Allsaint
March 18

Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem

This Saint was born in 315, and succeeded Maximus as Archbishop of Jerusalem in 350. He was zealous for the Orthodox Faith, and was a defender of the poor. He was exiled three times by the Arian Emperors Constantius and Valens. But after their death, he was recalled to his throne; he reposed in peace in 386. Of his writings, the most prominent are his catechetical lectures, which are considered the most ancient systematic summary of Christian teaching. Before Saint Cyril, there had been two dioceses, one of Jerusalem, and one of Holy Sion; under Saint Cyril, they were united into one bishopric. See also May 7.

Chrysanthos
March 19

The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria

Saint Chrysanthus, who was from Alexandria, had been instructed in the Faith of Christ by a certain bishop. His father, who was a senator by rank and a pagan, had him shut up in prison for many days; then, seeing the unchanging disposition of his mind, he commanded that a certain young woman named Daria be brought from Athens. She was a very beautiful and learned maiden, and also an idolater, and Chrysanthus' father wedded him to her so that he might be drawn away from the Faith of Christ because of his love for her. Instead of this however, Chrysanthus drew Daria unto piety, and both of them boldly proclaimed Christ and received the crown of martyrdom in 283, during the reign of Numerian, when they were buried alive in a pit of mire.

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Notice of Spring General Assembly

NOTICE SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY

March 16 After the Divine Liturgy

  1. Elect Assembly Chair
  2. Opening Prayer
  3. Minutes
  4. Priest Report
  5. President Report
  6. Treasurer Report
  7. Committee Reports
    1. Stewardship Updates       
    2. Investment Account
    3. Nomination/Elections
      1. Festival Chair/C0-Chair
      2. Clergy Laity Election (1)
      3. Nominating/Election Committee Election (3)
      4. Philoptochos Report

10.Unfinished Business / Old Business

11.New Business

  1. Pastoral Assistant Position

12.Adjourn

13.Closing Prayer

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Happy Birthday

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Vasiliki Sparto 3 1
Dimitrios Kakomanolis 3 3
Kelsey Konidaris 3 3
Brittani Pagoulatos 3 4
Danae Wardrup 3 5
Terry Kouris 3 7
Bill Coltrin 3 7
Shelia Kime 3 8
Hudson Lee 3 8
Demetrios Stematakos 3 9
Connie Linardos 3 10
John Alexandrides 3 11
George Drymiotes 3 13
Christopher Drymiotes 3 13
Anastasia Hartung 3 13
Lisa Moreman 3 14
Daniel Cavanaugh 3 16
Mike Sanborn 3 17
Abier Wakileh 3 19
Alexander Rhodes 3 19
Annabelle Pagoulatos 3 20
Alex Panagopoulos 3 22
Nick Kypreos 3 22
Nicholas Hadzellis 3 22
Nicholas Tsumpis 3 23
Jamileh Shiber 3 24
Panayiotis Katzianis 3 25
Hanna Spelios 3 27
Addy Sexton 3 28
Kia Alexander 3 28
Maria Markos 3 29
William Hartung 3 29
Yvonne Travis 3 30

 


Theology on Tap

 

 Theology on tap

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Who: 21 and over with an interest in Higher things

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Importance of Stewardship

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To promote the ancient Hellenic ideals of education, philanthropy, civic responsibility, family and individual excellence through community service and volunteerism.

AHEPA members meet regularly on the Second Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm (with physical distancing and masks) in the Church Community Center. If you wish to participate and become a member, please contact one of the following members: Stathis Michaelides, Chris Xydas, George Vardakis, Ken George

 

 

AHEPA FORT WORTH CHAPTER #19

Calling All Graduating High School Seniors 

and Returning College Students

AHEPA Fort Worth Chapter #19 is pleased to announce that we are continuing our tradition of offering scholarship funding to St. Demetrios college bound students. Over the past 14 years we have awarded more than $14,000 to our parish’s youth in support of their higher education studies. Graduating high school seniors and returning undergraduate students who will be attending college full-time in the 2022/2023 school year are encouraged to apply. Applications from students are requested by 30 April 2021 for award in May.

Please contact Paul Adamopoulos (pjgreek@sbcglobal.net), Chris Kime (ckime2@yahoo.com), Chris Xydas (chrisxydas@yahoo.com) or any AHEPA member for scholarship application information.

 


Philoptochos

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Our Mission: To promote charitable, benevolent and philanthropic outreach; to preserve the sanctity of life and family; and to perpetuate and promote our Orthodox faith and traditions.

 

 
 
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
 
The Philoptochos Society would like to invite you all to assist in the following service project:
 
We are collecting items for a new housing development near our parish that is run by New Leaf Community Services.  This is housing project for the chronically homeless.  They are in need of cleaning supplies for their residents, such as mops, brooms, spray cleaners, clorox wipes, dishwashing and laundry detergent to name a few.  We have set up a box in the fellowship hall that you can make your donations between now til the Pascha.  To find out more about this project, please click on the link below and check out the video:
 
 
Also, on Sunday, April 3, St. Demetrios will be hosting the Pan-Orthodox Vespers, in which all of the local parishes will be invited to join us for Vespers and a Lenten meal following.  In the past, we have had many people attend this event, therefore, we need donations of many Lenten dishes.  All dishes need to be Vegan (no meat or dairy products).  Please consider bringing a dish to share,and enjoy the company and fellowship of our Orthodox neighbors.  
 
 
Thank you as always for all your support of Philoptochos!
 
In His Love and Service,
 
Georgia Sparto
Philoptochos President

 

 

Fellowship Hour

 

Philoxenia- Friend of the Stranger

“Holy Coffee” the 8th sacrament

“Fellowship Hour” is a prime opportunity to visit with people we’ve seen before but don’t know very well. It is a time to welcome newcomers and give them a taste of our church hospitality over a coffee and a bite to eat. It is a time for us to invite friends we know from work or neighbors. Fellowship Hour is an opportunity for us to be present to each other.

 

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Ministry Opportunity

Fellowship Hour Ministry Leader

Work with Father Nicholas and Parish Council to:

  • Coordinate with Parish Members to Host or Sponsor Fellowship Hour
  • Manage Fellowship Hour Schedule
  • Help get Fellowship Hour Coffee Ready
  • Help plan resources for Hostless Fellowship Hour 

 


Safety Ministry

The Safety Ministry mission is to promote the safety of the St. Demetrios parish, guests, and campus.

 

Safety Events:The Safety Ministry is the on-site first responder team. In an emergency please contact a Safety Team Member (identified by the Safety badges or uniform) and follow Safety Team Member’s instructions.

 

If you have a passion for Health and Safety, speak with a Safety Team member about how you can volunteer


LIONHEART

In Search of 10 Men who wish to deepen their relationship with Christ, and grow their faith!

Lionheart Sessions 

coming soon!

In this study, seasoned Orthodox clergy and teachers guide men through lessons on: men as servant-leaders, men in relationships, overcoming obstacles that stand in the way of authentic manhood, and the pursuit of God in community.

The Lionheart Sessions allow men to see what true Christian Manhood looks like. By addressing common misconceptions, it also allows men to take a look at what Christian Manhood is not.

For more details find the Lionheart Group onRealm

 


Planning for the Future

Special Presentation by Brandon McGee about planning for the future, prepaing a will or a trust and protecting your assets. 

February 23 Will RESCHEDULEwills

March 29 6:30pm as Scheduled

During the workshop, you will learn how to avoid common mistakes in estate planning as well as:

  • The advantages and disadvantages of Wills and Living Trusts 
  • Maintaining your privacy and protecting your estate against a living probate if you become disabled (Hint: Not all Powers of Attorney are valid!) 
  • Planning before you need Long-Term Care 
  • Why putting property in children’s names may be a mistake 
  • Protecting your children’s inheritance from their future ex-spouses, lawsuits, and other claims 
  • Preserving your estate for your kids if your surviving spouse gets remarried 
  • How Probate works and more importantly, how you can avoid Probate altogether! 
  • How you can qualify and use Medicaid to pay for nursing home expenses which are over $5,000 per month locally 
  • Providing for special needs (disabled) children and grandchildren

Register here 

 

 


Meals on Wheels

Because serving the Lord, by serving our neighbors is what we do!

St. Demetrios is the Northside Meals on Wheels Distribution Center, delivering over 100 meals a day, 5 days a week.
It takes 30 minutes to sort the 100 meals into 13 routes between 9:00am and 11:30am for Meals on Wheels' Drivers.

Join a team that's served over 25,000,000 meals...

That's an impressive record!


Sign up on Realm or Contact Fr. Nicholas to be a part of this Awesome Team committed to feeding the Northside!

 


Pan Orthodox Vespers

OCMC Mission Sundays 2022

TO help financially support the efforts of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) to share Christ’s message throughout the world, North Texas Orthodox Mission with the DFW Clergy Brotherhood blessing will collect donations for OCMC following the Great Lent Pan Orthodox Sunday Vespers. Please Join us for Vespers at 6:00pm and Lenten supper that follows:

Great Lent 

March 13 Sunday of Orthodoxy- Holy Trinity, Dallas

March 20 St. Gregory Palamas- St. Peter, Fort Worth

March 27, Veneration of the Cross- St. John the Baptist, Euless

April 3, St. John of the Ladder- St. Demetrios, Fort Worth

April 10, St. Mary of Egypt- St. Seraphim Cathedral, Dallas


Lenten Services

Monday, Mar. 14 7:00PM Great Compline
     
Wednesday, Mar. 16 7:00PM Presanctified Liturgy
     
Friday, Mar. 18 7:00PM Little Compline w/ Akathist Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos

Saturday, Mar. 19

Sunday, Mar. 20

5pm

8am

Great Vespers

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas Orthros and Divine Liturgy

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Church Calendar

  • Master Calendar

    March 13 to March 28, 2022

    Sunday, March 13

    Prosfora: Marina Beasley

    Sunday of Orthodoxy

    8:00AM Orthros

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:15AM 40 Day memorial for Demetra Karas

    10:30AM Sunday Church School

    10:45AM Fellowship Hour- Open

    12:00PM General Assembly

    6:00PM Pan-Orthodox vespers- Holy Trinity

    Monday, March 14

    Second Week of Lent Begins

    Benedict the Righteous of Nursia

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Fr. Nicholas

    7:00PM Great Compline

    Tuesday, March 15

    Agapius the Martyr & His Companions

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Alex

    3:00PM Y2AM Team Bi-Monthly Meeting (for Camp Ramp Up)

    3:00PM Y2AM Team Bi-Monthly Meeting (for Camp Ramp Up)

    3:00PM Y2AM Team Bi-Monthly Meeting

    Wednesday, March 16

    Sabine the Martyr of Egypt

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Nick Kypreos

    7:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

    Thursday, March 17

    Alexis the Man of God

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Alex Rhodes

    Friday, March 18

    Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels- Melissa Adamopoulos

    7:00PM Small Compline w/ Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos

    8:00PM Lenten Snack and Presentation

    8:00PM Faith Enrichment- LEnten Series

    Saturday, March 19

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, March 20

    Prosphoro - Jim Nicholas

    Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

    8:00AM Orthros

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Sunday Church School

    10:45AM Fellowship Hour- Wigginton & Shaw

    11:00AM 4 Year Memorial Theodosis Diakis and 1 Year for Elpida Peters Memorial

    11:30AM Philoptochos meeting

    1:00PM Nick Phiripes Memorial Service

    6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers

    Monday, March 21

    Third Week of Lent Begins

    James the Confessor

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Nick Souleles

    5:30PM Great Compline

    7:00PM Man of God- St. Nektarios

    Tuesday, March 22

    Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels- Dr. Cliff Beasley

    Wednesday, March 23

    The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels- Nick Kypreos

    7:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

    Thursday, March 24

    Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Alex Rhodes

    Friday, March 25

    Annunciation of the Theotokos

    9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Sonya Kallinikos

    9:00AM Festal Orthros & Divine Liturgy

    6:30PM Readers Service Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos

    8:00PM Lenten Snack and Presentation

    8:00PM Faith Enrichment- LEnten Series

    Saturday, March 26

    Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    6:00PM Theology on Tap

    Sunday, March 27

    Sunday of the Holy Cross

    Prosphoro- Dimitra Bakintas

    8:00AM Orthros

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Sunday Church School

    10:45AM Annunciation Luncheon

    11:00AM Goya meeting

    6:00PM Pan-Orthodox vespers- St. John

    Monday, March 28

    Fourth Week of Lent Begins

    Hilarion the New

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Fliers

    Meals on Wheels

    Meals on Wheels

    Different ways to help with Meals on Wheels

    NICA

    NICA

    How you can help in our community

    REALM CONNECT

    REALM CONNECT

    More Details about Realm Connect for our parish

    Proskomidia List

    Proskomidia List

    Proskomidia is the service of preparation of the Bread and Wine for Holy Communion. The Faithful will submit the Orthodox Names of the living and those in repose, for health and forgiveness of sins, and for repose and resurrection. Names submitted on Sunday will be commemorated in the following Divine Liturgy.

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Archdiocese News

Communique - Archdiocesan District

03/05/2022

As we approach the beginning of Great and Holy Lent and as it is the tradition of our Holy Church, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has announced that at 7:00pm on the evening of each Sunday during the sacred and holy Lenten period, contrition vespers services will be celebrated in parishes throughout the Archdiocesan District.
https://www.goarch.org/-/archdiocesan-district-contrition-vespers-2022

The Department of Religious Education Introduces a New Publication About Bishop Gerasimos

03/02/2022

His Grace Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos served in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for many years and taught at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. This book is a collection of the notes taken by Presbytera Mendrinos from the bishop’s Basic Orthodox Theology course. It also includes interviews from clergy who knew Bishop Gerasimos during his days residing on the campus of Hellenic College-Holy Cross.
https://www.goarch.org/-/publication-bishop-gerasimos
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